What color is #28322B?

#28322B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28322B?

The RGB value is 40, 50, 43: 40 red, 50 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28322B?

The complementary color is #32282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28322B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28322B color

#28322B rgb(40, 50, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #28322B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.6% green and 16.9% blue (40, 50, 43).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 11% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Terminal Black (#2B322D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#28322B color codes

HEX	`#28322B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 50, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 11%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 20%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.67, -6, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.67, 6.73, 153.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.452, 2.907, 2.717)`
Decimal	`2634283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28322B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #28322B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28322B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #28322B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28322b; }
.text { color: #28322b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28322b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 50 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28322b, #283230); }

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Questions

What color is #28322B?: #28322B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Terminal Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28322B?: The RGB value is 40, 50, 43: 40 red, 50 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28322B?: The complementary color is #32282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28322B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.